I wasn’t planning on going to Kafe Ping Hooi, but the restaurant I wanted to go to turned out to be closed (thanks again, Chinese New Year!), and it was right there. I figured I’d give it a shot.
It’s another one of those places with a handful of stalls each serving their own thing; the vendor called Hakkien Prawn Mee caught my eye. As you might imagine, they specialize in Hakkien prawn mee, a spicy noodle soup made from a rich shrimpy broth.
Alas, this wasn’t quite as good as it looked. It was fine, but nothing about it particularly stood out.
It was, however, impressively spicy, which I appreciated. But there just wasn’t much more to it than that. It was one-note spicy without a whole lot of depth.
The two types of noodles — thick and thin — were a nice touch. This actually does quite a bit to make the texture more interesting.
On the other hand, the tiny little shrimps, the sliced meat (pork, I think?), and the yolkless egg slices (!?) basically made no impact.
How to find it: Look for the building with the Kafe Ping Hooi sign, and the green Milo-branded shutters (also, order a Milo, because Milo is delicious).